It seems like every woman I know has developed a strategy for dealing with that slimy feeling of a deserted train car or an empty, dark street.
catcalling
catcallers
I grew up learning that the only way to deal with bullies is to ignore them, the sort of I'm-rubber-you're-glue rhetoric that conflict-avoiders love. To acknowledge a fear of catcalling strangers, even among friends, feels a bit like letting the bullies win.
catcalling
What, you ladies aren't into street harassment?
anonymous sex
Fortunately, as each year goes by, I have begun to age a little and become better about not being polite to strange men who assume they can pay to blow me.
